Matthew Hudson-Smith

Matthew Hudson-Smith

nation

United Kingdom

birthday

26th October 1994 (age 25)

place of birth

Wolverhampton , UK

job

college student

Career

discipline

400 meter run

Best performance

44.75 s

society

Birchfield Harriers

Trainer

Tony Hadley

National squad

since 2013

status

active

Medal table

European championships	2 ×	2 ×	1 ×
Commonwealth Games	1 ×	0 ×	0 ×
Junior European Championships	0 ×	0 ×	2 ×

European championships
gold	Zurich 2014	4 × 400 m
silver	Zurich 2014	400 m
bronze	Amsterdam 2016	4 × 400 m
gold	Berlin 2018	400 m
silver	Berlin 2018	4 × 400 m
Commonwealth Games
gold	Glasgow 2014	4 × 400 m
Junior European Championships
bronze	Rieti 2013	200 m
bronze	Rieti 2013	4 × 400 m

last change: August 12, 2018

Matthew Hudson-Smith (born October 26, 1994 in Wolverhampton ) is a British athlete who specializes in the 400-meter run .

Athletic career

At the beginning of his career, Hudson-Smith initially concentrated on the 200-meter run , although his trainer Tony Hadley attested him to be more talented in the 400-meter run early on. At the Junior European Championships in Rieti in 2013 , he finished third over 200 meters and also won another bronze medal with the British 4 x 400 meter relay .

His breakthrough in the 400-meter distance came in July 2014 when he undercut the 45-second mark for the first time at the Diamond League meeting in Glasgow with a time of 44.97 seconds. Three weeks later he led the English 4 x 400 meter relay in the same place as the final runner to victory at the Commonwealth Games . Shortly afterwards he won the British relay at the European Championships in Zurich . He also won the silver medal in the 400-meter run behind his compatriot Martyn Rooney in a new personal best of 44.75 seconds . At the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam , he won the bronze medal with the British relay.

Hudson-Smith is studying sports science at the University of Worcester .

Web links

Matthew Hudson-Smith in the database of World Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

^ John Wragg: Hudson-Smith targets world championship gold ( English ) University of Worcester. November 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
↑ Diamond League: David Rudisha back to form with 800m win ( English ) BBC. July 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
↑ Sprint Star Determined to Make His Mark in the Classroom ( English ) University of Worcester. October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

personal data
SURNAME	Hudson-Smith, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	October 26, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wolverhampton

[1] John Wragg: Hudson-Smith targets world championship gold ( English ) University of Worcester. November 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[2] Diamond League: David Rudisha back to form with 800m win ( English ) BBC. July 13, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

[3] Sprint Star Determined to Make His Mark in the Classroom ( English ) University of Worcester. October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.